Roughly (Adverb)
Meaning 1
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party".
Synonyms
Meaning 3
With roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly'); "he was pushed roughly aside"; "they treated him rough".
Examples
- He was pushed roughly aside by the angry protesters.
- The door was slammed roughly shut behind her.
- The waves crashed roughly against the shore.
- His hands were handled roughly by the police officers.
- The boxes were tossed roughly into the truck.